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H-IIA 202 | Hayabusa-2
H-IIA 202 | Hayabusa-2 launched on Wed, Dec 3, 2014, 04:22 AM UTC — a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries mission.
Launch SuccessfulMitsubishi Heavy Industries
Lifted offNET Dec 2014
NET Wed, Dec 3, 2014, 04:22 AM UTC
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The flight at a glance
H-IIAVehicle
Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesProvider
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1Pad
Tanegashima Space Center, JapanLocation
Robotic ExplorationMission type
Heliocentric N/AOrbit
Flight simulation
Ascent to orbit
A representative gravity-turn climb for H-IIA to Heliocentric N/A. Illustrative model — not this mission’s live telemetry.
Mission timeT+0:00
Altitude0.0 km
Velocity0.00 km/s
PhaseLiftoff
T+0:00 / 17:50
SimulatedRepresentative H-IIA ascent profile — illustrative model, not this mission’s live telemetry.
The mission
Hayabusa-2
Hayabusa2 (Japanese: はやぶさ2, "Peregrine falcon 2") is an asteroid sample-return mission operated by the Japanese space agency, JAXA. It follows on from the Hayabusa mission which returned asteroid samples in June 2010. Hayabusa2 carries multiple science payloads for remote sensing, sampling, and four small rovers that investigated the asteroid surface to inform the environmental and geological context of the samples collected.
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What time does H-IIA 202 | Hayabusa-2 launch?
H-IIA 202 | Hayabusa-2 is scheduled to lift off Wed, Dec 3, 2014, 04:22 AM UTC.
Where can I watch H-IIA 202 | Hayabusa-2?
Watch the official live webcast embedded on this page — it goes live shortly before liftoff.
Who is launching H-IIA 202 | Hayabusa-2?
H-IIA 202 | Hayabusa-2 is an Mitsubishi Heavy Industries mission flying on a H-IIA.
Where does H-IIA 202 | Hayabusa-2 launch from?
It lifts off from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.